A priest who championed equal rights and sometimes secretly celebrated Mass with gays in church basements was mistakenly placed on a list of priests “credibly accused” of sexually abusing minors, the Norwich Diocese said Thursday.

Raw sewage released by the City of Holyoke, Mass., has been flowing down the Connecticut River and into Long Island Sound for decades, but that kind of pollution will now be halted under a federal consent decree agreed to by the city.

In fact, the auditors said, the Department of Public Health “rarely assessed or collected civil penalties for drinking water violations” and that when “critical enforcement procedures” were enacted, they weren’t “sufficiently documented.” In many cases, violations remained open for extended periods, some as long as five years, even when drinking-water samples detected contaminates that well exceeded allowable levels.

From new taxes and fees on sugary beverages, cigarettes, plastic bags and bottles to raising the smoking age to 21, an array of Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget proposals aim to change peoples’ behavior to create a healthier state.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal was among the targets of a U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant and self-identified white nationalist who is under arrest after federal investigators found a cache of weapons and ammunition in his Maryland home.

In the apartment settings, the residents sign the lease and receive in-home supports, the attention of DDS case workers and rental assistance, said Chris McClure of the Office of Policy and Management, the governor’s budget-writing agency. Often, two people live in an apartment as roommates.

A 53-foot luxury sailing yacht that sank in Lyme’s Hamburg Cove in late January was re-floated Wednesday and towed to a Connecticut River marina for repairs, ending fears the vessel would leak diesel fuel and contaminate key fisheries habitat.